Improvement in card-files



BEHEL'GL w. A. TALCOTT. Qar d-Filas.

M. S. PBENTICE, J.

Patented Jan. 5. I875.

THE GRAPHIC CD PHOTO-H1398; 4-1 FARK FLA UNITED STATES PATE LQEEIQmMILES S. PRENTIGE, JACOB BEHEL, AND WILLIAM A. TALGOTT, OF ROCK- FORD,ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARD-FILES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 158,390, dated January5, 1875; application filed November 27, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MILES S. Pannrrcn,

' JACOB BEHEL, and WILLIAM A. TALGOTT,

proved file and Fig. 2, a similar view of the same when filled withcards or papers.

In order to carry out our invention in the best way now known to us, we,by preference, form the file of a single piece of thin sheet metal,having a flat back, b, and a side flange or ledge, 0, turned upat rightangles thereto. This flange forms a gage or abutment, against which oneedge of the cards or papers rests. A stud, d, is erected on. one side orcorner of the back piece 1), near the flange c, and provided with a bendor hook at its upper end to retain the papers more readily. A hole ispunched in one corner of the cards or papers, so that they may be strungupon this stud. A spring, 6, is mounted on the ledge, so that it maypress uponthe face of the papers. By

preference the end of this spring is furnished with a pad of rubber orother equivalent material, to avoid wearing the papers. The spring mayalso be so mounted as to turn laterally, so as to admit of its beingmoved out of the way when desired. A rubber band, f, might besubstituted for thc spring e. The files may be stamped or marked withletters or numbers convenient for indexing, as at A, and may be providedwith holes h, by which to hang them up. A recess, 2', corresponding inshape with the flange a, maybe cut in one side for convenience inpacking, economy of material, and to enable the papers to be pushed upfrom below with ease. By cutting the backs in the shape shown in Fig. 1the head a" may be cut out of the foot of the file, thus leaving aspace, j, there, and securin g the utmost economy of material. The footof the file may be strengthened by a wire, k, connecting the horns orpoints thus formed.

The operation of our file will readily be understood. The cards arestrung upon the stud, swung up against the flange c, and

clamped by the spring. Any card desired to be inspected can be swunground, as in Fig. 2, and again returned to its place without removingthe others from the file.

The file-cases may be hung upon pegs or hooks, or placed in suitablepigeon-holes.

We claim as our invention- A card-file constructed, substantially asdescribed, with a back, on which the cards rest, a stud, on which theyare strung, a flange on one side, against which they abut, the otherside being open to allow the cards to be swung out laterally, and aclamping or pressure spring to retain the cards in place.

MILES S. PRENTIGE. JACOB BEHEL. I WILLIAM A. TALGOTI. Witnesses: J.HERVA J ONES, 0. H. J OHNSON.

